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“That could be him”

“Do you really see hi down in Fool’s Gold?”

Shelby looked at her and nodded “Absolutely Why not?”

Madeline laughed “Which is e’re friends You’re very sweet, but full of it”

“I disagree Why not you?”

An interesting question, Madeline thought when her friend had left One to which she didn’t have an answer

At a minute before six, she slipped on the infamous shoes and reached for her coat Jonny walked into the store wearing a tailored suit that fit hiht as her throat went dry He’d shaved and looked good enough to be on ahis profession

Her body reacted in the usual way Tingles and heating, with a bit of breathlessness thrown in for fun

“Hi,” she ed

“Hi, yourself”

He walked toward her, then circled around her, before leaning in and kissing her cheek “Wow You’re stunning More beautiful than usual, which isn’t easy”

Talk about a great coht with a sold won’t knohat hit them”

He glanced down at her shoes “Christian Louboutin?”

She raised one foot “Should I be scared you knoho designed these?”

“The red soles are well-known”

“Maybe in your circles If I hadn’t read the name on the box, I wouldn’t have had a clue”

“Part of your charm,” he told her